Rotorua Lakes

In Social Studies I have been working on this newspaper article about the Rotorua lakes. This is my article

Comprehension Cards

Ruby 2:
Liquid, Gas or Solid?
1. Water Vapor is able to rise because it is lighter than:
(a) salt
(b) air-A- Correct Answer
(c) steam


2. Ice floats in liquid water because it is:
(a) salty
(b) lighter than air
(c) less dense-A- Correct Answer

3. The pronoun it in the Paragraph 6 refers to the:
(a) moon-A- Correct Answer
(b) south pole
(c) colony

4. The last thing that happens when you heat ice is it becomes:
(a) water vapor-A- Correct Answer
(b) warmer
(c) water

5. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is to:
(a) explain the scientific properties of water
(b) identify the various ways in which water is used
(c) outline the various forms water can take, and why and how it changes-A-Correct Answer

6. It is a fact, not an option that water is:
(a) a chemical substance essential for life-A- Correct Answer
(b) wonderful because it can change shape
(c) a fabulous resource

7. Select the group which does not rely on water for its survival:
(a) industry
(b) non living things-A-Correct Answer
(c) living things

8. The word dense in Paragraph 2 can be replaced with:
(a) compacted-A-Correct Answer
(b) stupid
(c) overpowering

9. The word aquifers in Paragraph 3 means
(a) moving water
(b) things made by water
(c) underground supplies of fresh water-A- Correct Answer

10. The moon and earth are possibly similar because they both have:
(a) aliens
(b) colonization
(c) ice-A- Correct Answer

11. What needs to happen to water in order for it to become lighter than air:
(a) It needs to freeze
(b) Its chemical structure needs to change-A-
(c) Its physical form needs to change-Correct Answer

12. Which statement is a fact, not an opinion
(a) Water is cool and refreshing
(b) Water is the only substance which can be found in three different states in nature-A-Correct Answer
(c) It is fun to go skiing on the water

Sustainable Issue:Plastic

What is the sustainable issue?
The use of plastic is a sustainable issue. The wastage of plastic that is being left behind by people and is killing animals. For example the Turtles. The turtles see the plastic in the water as there food and think it is a jellyfish and they go to eat it and die.

What causes the issue?
Human Beings are using plastic for everything. Then it is being disposed incorrectly. Because of it's so lightly weighted is can so easily fly away. Which therefor means that it can fly into the ocean and kill the turtles.

What have we done to fix the issue?
To fix the plastic issue we have done the following. We have gotten rid of single use of plastic bags. Most places have also gotten rid of plastic straws and replaced them with paper. People have also made a project where if you buy a bracket that goes into people cleaning up the ocean.

What else needs to be done to improve the issue?
In my opinion I think we should do. Put more bins around and next to those bins include a sign that says "put rubbish in bin or police catch you" Then we could put a censor on the ground when a piece of plastic or rubbish hits it and alarm sounds.

Environmental Sustainability

What is Sustainability:
To provide human needs without destroying the environment. Recycling is a example of positive Sustainability. An example of negative sustainability is Extinction which is a type of animal where all of its species have been killed and there are none left. 

Some more examples of positive sustainability are Renewable resources, Conservation and more. Some more examples of negative are Global Warming, Emissions, Degradation, Climate change and green house gasses. Some balanced examples are Endangering and Carbon Footprint

SDL Reflection & Goals

My Goals for this week are to get my licence moved up.
Last week I believe I did my work well last week.

Group Performance

Who is in your group? Myself, Austin, Michael and Matthew. We are thinking of using the Guitar, Piano, Drums and other percussion.

What song and why? We were thinking we will do We Will Rock You by Queen because it seems quite straight forward.

Link to song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk

What is the song about? The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought, fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and acts the same. Musical instruments and composers are forbidden, and rock music is all but unknown.

What will we work on first? Finding what instruments everyone wants to use

What will be challenging? Learning Chords

The Merchant Of Venice Act One

Act One Scene One:

1. Antonio is depressed without knowing why. What two possible reasons do his friends suggest? He worried about his boats and He's sad because hes not happy

2. Do you think Gratiano’s contributions help Antonio’s mood? Not really
   
3. What are your first impressions of Bassanio? He's poor
   
4. Is he in love? Maybe
   
5. Why does he need to borrow money again now? To get Portia

Act One, Scene Two

1. How do Portia’s first words compare with Antonio’s?  One’s depressed ones tired
2. What is the reason for her mood? All of the men chasing them.
3. Do you think Nerissa is a help to her? Not really, I feel like she was just annoying her
4. Sum up, in a word or a short phrase, Portia’s attitude to her suitors so far. Ungrateful.

Act One, Scene Three:

1. Shylock is a moneylender. Does he seem eager to do business with Bassanio? How do you know? Yes because he knows what he gets if he dosent get payed back
2. Which does Shylock think is safe, his business or Antonio’s? Why? Because its a win, win situation for him.
3. Why doesn’t Shylock want to dine with Bassanio and Antonio? Hes a Jew and Jews dont eat pork
4. What strict principal of his is Antonio breaking to help Bassanio? He agreed to get a pound of flesh cut out instead of getting charged interest
5. Shylock tells a bible story to prove that the taking of profit is blessed, as long as thieving is not involved. Does he convince Antonio? Give evidence. No because Antonio never likes charging Interest
6. Shylock accuses Antonio of a whole catalogue of nastiness. How does Antonio answer the charges? He says he may do that stuff again
7. How does Bassanio react to the proposed bond? He dosent want Antonio to do it

Can Do Tasks:

Vocabulary: Find the definition of the following words, Venture, Vessel, Signor, Mortifying, Profound, Exhortation, Virtuous and Squandered.

Venture-Something new which involves the risk of failure or of losing money.

Vessel-Ship or large boat

Signor-Italian for sir

Mortifying-Embarrassing or Humiliating

Profound-Great in degree or intensity

Exhortation- An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.

Virtuous- Behaving with showing moral virtue

Squandered- Waste something especially money or time.

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